Tips sought to identify dead man

VISTA  The Medical Examiner’s Office is seeking help to identify a man, possibly in his late 60s, who died shortly after he was found on the floor of a Vista coin-operation laundry Saturday.

The man apparently collapsed sometime before 8:50 p.m. at The Laundry Room, on Hacienda Drive about a block west of Thunder Drive.

Someone discovered him and called for help. Paramedics took him to Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, where he was pronounced dead at 9:40 p.m., said Julio Estrada, a supervisor in the investigations unit with the Medical Examiner’s Office.

Although his cause of death has not been determined, foul play is not suspected, Estrada said.

A check of the man’s fingerprints through local law enforcement databases turned up nothing, Estrada said.

The man was white, about 5 feet 11 inches tall, 183 pounds and was 65 to 70 years old. He was balding but had some gray hair. He had hazel eyes. He was clean-shaven and is not suspected to have been a transient.

The man was wearing tan pants and brown Hummer shoes.

Two clues might help friends or family recognize him: He had a chipped tooth just to the left of his two front teeth. Also, he had what appeared to be an old small scar on his chin.

He did not have any tattoos, Estrada said, and never had broken bones or surgery.

Anyone with information on his identity can call the Medical Examiner’s Office at (858) 694-2905.